# Accident 20161031023169A: Cessna TR182, Dexter, NY, October 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2016, 16:20 local time
- Place: Dexter, NY
- Airport: Watertown International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9919° N, 76.0206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9919&lon=-76.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4657S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4657S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 60 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161031023169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28 AT WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WHERE THE LEFT GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED.  NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED.  AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT WAS EXITED.  NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA033), Oct 31, 2016: Cessna TR182 (N4657S), Watertown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N4657S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040806016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040806016369A), Aug 6, 2004: Cessna TR182 (N4657S), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) M4657S, TR182, pilot reported an unsafe landing gear indication. Landed gear up runway 29R at Torrance, CA, municipal airport. Substantial damage. There…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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